(so called) Armenian Genocide is a very important issue which must be criticized at Free Platforms. Last week American PBS Televison published a documentary about (so called) Armenian Genocide. After that documentary, PBS Television was supposed to publish the panel in which both oppenents and proponents of Armenian Genocide had argued about this conflict. (opponents : Justin A. McCarthy from Louisville University and Ömer Turan from Middle East Technical University | proponents : Peter Balakian from Colgate Univesity | a visitor : Taner Akçam from Minessota University.

Why PBS TV did not publish the argument? => Because of the Armenian Lobby in USA. And why Armenian Committees did'nt want the argument to be published? => Do they fear that their crisps are just lies??

Greece And Armenia = Brothers for many reasons one of those is Genocide.

We want Soad in GREECE

Go system!!!! >_< Man i wish i could be there.

i really hope the genocide wont be denied. the otoman emiror did so much of evil to asia and europe that THEY SHOULD ALL BURN IN HELL!!!

Dear "Oasis", whatever the "arguments", the genocidal policies of Turkey against Christian populations who live in its territory are historical facts and cannot be denied.

"Oasis" what lies are you talking about.I'm armenian and I live in Bulgaria(near Turkey)It has happened,that's why I'm here,many of my ancestors have been sent exile.If I were able I would do anything to help this protest ,and I respect SOAD very much about what they are doing to our nation.I hate the turks about what they did and they don't even accept it!

man.if I was to be there I would prolly die I think it's awesome that Serj & John stand up for what they belive in I mean I have yet to see anyone (non realted to system )do anything about things like that kinda stuff I guess they don't relize whats goin on :-I

YEAH! YOU TELL THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO STOP BEING IN DENIAL! They will crack, oh yes, the ission is going perfectly, conquesting the humans for my planet Irk will be excellent...

oasis, I have already provided a link with a whole book written by an AMERICAN EYEWITNESS and full of objectibe reports of that era. If you want to call the executions described there as "deportation", then it is your problem not mine.

Lack of religious freedom and other basic human rigths is a FACT in "Turkiye" as well as in the previous "Ottoman Empire". When Mehmet conquered Constantinople, his hordes were killing and raping for 3 whole days so at the end they had to bring new inhabitants from Thrace to live in the City. There were 2 reasons that not all Christian natives were killed: 1) They were a sourse of much-wanted taxes 2) Mehmet wanted to be remembered as a successor of the previous Eastern-Roman (so-called Byzantine) emperors.

Until today there are millions of Christians in Turkiye, that hide their true religion because of fear, despite of what you say.

As for your last comment, who would not want to take back the lands that he owned since times immemorial and to live there in freedom? Who would prefer to live under barbarian yoke? No sane person can blame struggle for freedom, especially if he knows some history to understand the INTIMIDATING conditions under which Armenians, Greeks and others were forced to live.

You want a link for another genocide? Here it is: http://www.aihgs.com/pontus.htm

LONG LIVE SOAD!

Alas, I have to apologize for the terrible errors in my previous post! (" objectibe " etc). It happens when I'm in a hurry!

I wish i was there 2, but I live in norway and that is so far away from Washington. =(

HOW CAN U EVEN PRETEND TO LIKE SOAD AND NOT SUPPORT THEM?!?!?!

*sigh*

Greece And Armenia = Brothers for many reasons one of those is Genocide.

We want Soad in GREECE!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAIL to sapsman_hellas and all other Greeks!

WHAT İS GENOCİDEEE???

JUST READ İT POUR ARMENİANS

The replacement was presented by the Armenians and hostile states as a massacre and genocide against Armenians, and a massive propaganda campaign was launched against the Ottomans.

Genocide is the crime of annihilation of human groups because of racial, national, ethnic and religious differences. It can be perpetrated only directly by a Government or under its consent. In order to prevent the crime of genocide in the world, the United Nations General Assembly voted in 1948 the Genocide Convention, to which Turkey adhered in 1950.

The mention of genocide reminds the massive massacres perpetrated by Nazis against Jews and other ethnic groups In World War II. In this period lasting from 1939 to 1945 six million Jews, more than three millions of Soviet prisoners of war, more than one million Polish and Yugoslav civilians, about 200.000 Gypsies and 70.000 disabled persons were murdered. This is genocide in the true sense of the word.

AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF MASSACRES BY ARMENIANS

The committees such as "Kara Hac / Black Cross", "Armenakan" and "Vatan Koruyuculari / Land Protectors " in Anatolia, " Hinchak " in Geneva, "Tasnak" in Tiblisi, were founded by the Armenians. Their targets were lands in the Eastern Anatolia and the union of the Ottoman Armenians.

The Armenian committees were provoked for this purpose, first they rioted in 1890 in Erzurum, afterwards they organized the Kumkapi demonstration, Kayseri, Yozgat, Corum and Merzifon events, Sasun revolt, Bab-i Ali / Sublime Porte demonstration, Zeytun and Van revolts, The raid of Osmanli Bankasi / Ottoman Bank, assassination trial to Sultan Abdülhamit, and Adana revolt in 1909. Due to the Armenian oppressions, 100 Turks in Zeytun in 1914, 3.000 Turks in Van events in 1915, and 20.000 Turks lost their lives 1914 — 1915, in Mus Events.

Armenians gave the greatest harm to the Turkish people, by the massacring them during the First World War. In this period, the Armenians spied for the Russians, they fled from their military service, by not obeying the mobilisation orders, and those Armenians who were taken under arms joining onto the Russian Army, with their arms, and they thus committed collectively the guilt of being “ treacherous to the land “. The Armenian bands that started to attack the Turkish Army and these bands have given great harm to the civilian people, as well. For example, the whole population of the Zeve village of the Van province massacred by the Armenian people without discriminating if they were women, children, or the old.

APRIL 24, 1915

The Ottoman government, against numerous rebellions that began after 1890 and promptly following Armenian massacres which resulted in the murder of tens of thousands of Turks, contented with informing most important persons of Armenian congregation and Armenian deputies that "Government will take the necessary precautions if Armenians continue to stab in the back and assassinate the Turks". However, it became a necessity to secure behind the borders because the army was in war at various fronts, the events did not stop but increased and assaults towards defenseless Turkish women and children increased.

With this aim, on April 24, 1915 the Armenian Committees were closed and 2345 of their directors were arrested due to the crime of carrying out activities against the government. April 24, which is commemorated annually as the "Anniversary of Armenian Massacre" by the Armenians abroad is this date when the 2345 revolutionary committee members were arrested and it has no relation with deportation.

However, the Armenian revolutionary committee members who propagandize even the unfounded events by exaggeration, promptly made a move to propagandize these mentioned arrests. As a matter of fact, Ecmiyazin Catholicos Kevork sent the telegraph below to the President of USA:

"Dear President, according to the last news we got from Turkish Armenia, the massacre began there and an organized terror endangered the presence of the Armenian people. At this critical moment, I am addressing to the noble feelings of your Excellency and great American Nation and in the name of humanity and Christianity belief requesting you to promptly interfere by means of your great Republic's diplomatic representatives and protect my people in Turkey who are left to violence of the Turkish fanaticism.

Kevork, Archbishop and Catholicos of all Armenians."

Pursuant to the telegraph of Archbishop Kevork, Russia's Washington Ambassador got in contact with USA and thus, April 24, which is the day when Armenian committee members dealing with illegal works were arrested was propagandized to world's public opinion as "the day on which Turks massacred Armenians".

HOW THE ARMENIAN ISSUE CAME ABOUT?

When the Ottoman Empire began to decline and was exposed to European interventions in many fields, deterioration began in the Turkish-Armenian relations. The Western powers then started to sever the Armenian community from the Ottoman community for attaining their own regional interests.

A number of European states that intervened in the Ottoman internal affairs under the guise of ensuring the introduction of reforms, organised the Armenians against the Empire. As a result of the provocations of the internal and external Armenian organisations as well as of the Armenian Church, this community gradually began to dissociate itself from the Turks.

Starting to fight against Turks under alliance with the Western powers despite all the good intentions of Turks, the Armenians initiated a campaign to present themselves as a subjugated society and to accuse the Ottoman Empire of “having annihilated” their sovereignty rights in Anatolia.

As they lost their former privileges when the Moslems and non-Moslems were given equal rights under the Restoration Firman, the Armenians asked Russia not to withdraw from Eastern Anatolia that it had invaded during the 1977-1878 Ottoman-Russian war, to grant autonomy to these regions or to introduce reforms in their favour. This request of the Armenians were partially accepted by Russia and the Armenian issue was brought onto the international platform after Hagia Stephanos Treaty, signed at the end of the war; and also after the Berlin Treaty signed later. Thus, foreign countries that wanted to divide Turkey started to intervene in Turkish-Armenian relations. It is with these claims that the Armenian issue had begun to take shape and acquire an international character.